Alison Jane Reid

Total 368 Posts

Interview with Paula Knorr Queen of Drape

Paula Knorr is the rising star of British Fashion. The queen of drape, with a bold feminine aesthetic which seems fantastically other worldly, and perfect for our renewed interest in life on Mars and space travel. Alison Jane Reid talks Star Wars fashion, style for strong women and why its

Meghan Markle, Will You Sparkle As Our Fashion Revolution Princess?

ONCE UPON A TIME there was a beautiful American girl called Meghan Markle, who dreamt of becoming an actress and standing up for women’s rights without dressing in sack cloth to do it! Coming from both sides of the racial divide, Markle has talked eloquently and powerfully about feeling

Klements Forever Gothic Escapist Dress!

English Eccentrics we summon you! Outside it may be the dead of winter, with tempests and Dickensian mists. Inside, our hearts are burning for this opulent, silk satin, Made in Britain fashion work of art of a dress. The Escapist Shirt Dress, by Charlotte Allen, for Klements, at Young British

Paddington & The Alpaca Crew from Peru

Very, very good things come from Peru. Like Paddington Bear and the perfect, indispensably beautiful sweater made from alpaca, yarn of the gods and kings and queens. Are you admiring these beautiful, forever, light as air, sustainable luxury, baby alpaca crew sweaters? They come in smoke grey and camel, and

Gatsby Artisan Winter Coat to Covet

Let’s skip to the Jazz Age, the Great Gatsby and the birth of modern fashion, with a Roaring Twenties, Artisan, hand-loomed winter coat, from slow British, ethical fashion house, Nomads. (Have I told you that their opulent, embellished, velvet frock coats and hand loomed, painterly coats are a bit

Five Snow Queen, Made in Britain Investment Pieces

I Celtic and Co Top Winter Investments Pieces – Alison Jane, our editor, picks her five favourite, eco conscious, luxury, investment, winter Snow Queen pieces, from Celtic and Co a made in Cornwall fashion house with a royal following. The Duchess of Cambridge is a fan and has sported their  fabulously

We Want a Gung Ho Stag Beetle Sweatshirt!

Object of Desire – Gung Ho Stag Beetle Sweatshirt Who knew that a stag beetle could become an emblem of conscious fashion lust and desire? Do you adore a dash of British whimsy and over the top, animal magnetism and flower power fabulousness? Then Gung Ho is the go to, sustainable
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